Re: metadata for aggregated data sets

Thats a good point that i hadnt thought about. it's currently using a random 
one, under the assumption that they are all the same. I guess in your situation 
it would be better to use a recent one. (i was avoiding the latest in case it 
was still being updates) I'll see if I can figure out a way to let you control 
that. how many datasets are in your archive typically?

Bob Simons wrote:
> I have a question about another change in the latest THREDDS. Our older 
> copy of thredds served metadata which was gathered from the most recent 
> data file. (We serve mostly near-real-time data, so data files are 
> periodically added to the data directory which thredds aggregates.) This 
> was convenient, since small changes to the metadata could be made to 
> newer files and the changes would appear in thredds.
>
> The new thredds serves metadata from older data files (the oldest file? 
> a randomly selected file? I'm not sure) and so the metadata is not the 
> most recent.
>
> Is this an official feature (so I should get used to it) or is there a 
> chance you would make it official that metadata would be gathered from 
> the most recent file?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Bob Simons
> Satellite Data Product Manager
> Environmental Research Division
> NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center
> 1352 Lighthouse Ave
> Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2079
> (831)648-0272
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